Jail Changed Me

Behind bars
Isolated from outer world experience
Trapped with those you'll spend time with
Stuck wondering about what you did
 
Behind bars
Intimidated by those who beat you
Thrusted into a world you don't belong in
Screaming out the flaming anger inside you
 
Behind bars
It's been thirteen years
The pain hash't stopped
Suffering from time's cruelty
 
Behind bars 
Imprisoned far from hope
The mind falls into an abyss
Slowly away from the rays of light
 
Behind bars
It's getting cold
The pain I receive feels nub now
Silly man, he doesn't know
 
Behind bars
I can't hear his acid words
The ears have stopped bleeding
Sounds like I'm not afraid of him anymore
 
Broken free from those bars
It's been eighteen years
The light is bright and the air is clean
Somehow, my hands still feel dirty
 
Broken free from those bars
I still feel the iron weights pulling me down
The past, the man, the pain snap at every step I take
Sadly, my home has changed me

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